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PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908.

' M. CHURCH. ROLL OF PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2. 1907,

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MELVILLE CHURCH, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

ROLL OF PAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

Application filed August 2.1907- Serial No. 3861794.

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Be it known that I, MELVILLE Cnunorn'a resident of WVashington, in the District of Columbia, and a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rolls of Paper and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ordinary paper fixture with an ordinary roll of paper in place therein. Fig. 2 is a perspec tive view of the metal core-plate of such fixture with the ordinary pasteboard core of a roll of paper remaining thereon. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the naked core plate. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the paper-roll embodying my improvement, the body of the roll being shown in dotted lines and the core Fig. 5 is a similar view of modified form of core that may be employed in carrying out my invention.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

In that class of paper-supplying appliances in which the core plate of the fixture has end flanges between which the pasteboard core of the roll of paper lies when the roll is in operative position, difficulty is experienced in removing the core from the core plate when the paper 'has all been removed from the core, owing to the close fit of the core between the flanges of the core plate; and it is the object of my invention to so fashion the core that it may be, by the fin gers,'conveniently torn and then removed from the core plate when the last convolution of paper has been stripped off the core, without the necessity of using a special in-' strument for the purpose.

In' the accompanying drawings, A represents an ordinary toilet paper fixture having the back plate A, arms B, B, and core-plate O. The core plate C is provided with flanges c c, at its opposite ends, as shown best in Fig. 3, between Which flanges the pasteboard core d of the roll of paper D lies when the roll and its core are slipped in position on the core plate. Ordinarily, when the last convolution of paper is removed from the roll difficulty is experienced in getting the pasteboard core oif of the core-plate, because of' the position of the core between the end flanges of the core-plate, as shown in Fig. 2, 1t being found necessary, in most instances,

' to insert some kind of an instrument between the core and one of the end flanges of the core-plate to initiate the tearing or rupturing of the core.

I obviate the necessity of using such an instrument (which is not always at hand) by providing the core itself with an opening (1 in which the finger may be inserted to start the tearing or rupturing of the core. I/Vhen once begun, the tearing or rupturing of the core throughout its length is easily accomplished.

Extending from the opening d in the core are preferably one or more slits d which, by forming lines of weakness, enable the core to be the more readily torn. Where two slits d are employed, extending to the opening (1, they form a tongue (1 which may be lifted by the finger when thelatter is inserted in the opening it, thus providing a ready means of rupturing the core to the end thereof. It is only necessary that one tearing opening be formed in the core, since, as soon as the core is ruptured, in either direction, it may be readily torn thereafter in the opposite direction without special provision.

In order to prevent by any possibility the catching of the core plate in the tearing opening or upon the tongue formed at the opening, when the core plate is inserted in the core,as in placing a fresh roll of paper upon the core plate,I may form the tearing opening inthe outer overlapping portion (Z of the core, as shown in Fig. 5, the'part of the inner overlapping portion of the core opposite the tear ing opening being, preferably, left unpasted and free as shown. With such an arrangement, the inner surface of the core is kept smooth, from end to end, while the opening and the tongue extending therefrom furnish means for starting the tearing of the core, thus enabling its removal from the core plate.

It is of course obvious that the form of the tearing opening, and of the slit or slits, and of the tongue cooperating with the opening, may be varied, without departing from the principle of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A roll of paper provided with a core of pasteboard or other similar material, said core having a tearing opening formed in it at some point removed from its ends, whereby, upon the removal of the last convolution of paper from the core, the tearing opening will be exposed and rendered available for rupturing the core; substantially as described.

2. A roll of paper having a core of paste board or other similar material, said core being provided with a tearing opening at a point removed from its ends, and a slit extending into said tearing opening; substan tially as described.

3. A roll of paper provided with a core of pasteboard or other similar material, said core having a tearing opening removed from its ends, and slits extending to said opening to form a tearing tongue, substantially as described.

4. A roll of paper provided with a core consisting of a strip of pasteboard or other similar material having its ends overlapped and secured together, said core being provided in its outer overlapped portion with a tearing opening; substantially as described.

5. A roll of paper provided with a'core consisting of a strip of pasteboard or other similar material having its ends overlappedand secured together, said core being provided in its outer overlapped portion with a tearing opening and with a tongue extending.

from said opening; substantially as described.

. MELVILLE CHURCH.

Witnesses:

HARRY C. BATES, ALEXANDER S. STEUART. 

